Babin Bessner Spry LLP

We were so pleased to sponsor CanArb Week in Toronto on June 7 to 9, 2026. Cynthia Spry, Michael Bookman, and Dan Blumenkrans enjoyed exchanging ideas with arbitration professionals from around the country. Cynthia and Mike also participated in a Senior Roundtable Discussion on ways to develop business opportunities for Canadian counsel in commercial and international arbitration. Thank you to everyone who participated!

We were delighted to sponsor and attend The Butterfly Ball on May 21, 2026 at the Royal Ontario Museum, in support of Boost Child and Youth Advocacy Centre. Boost provides services for children (and their families) who are survivors of abuse, as well as prevention training for parents, professionals and the community.

At Babin Bessner Spry, we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of 2SLGBTQ+ people in the legal community and beyond, both during Pride month and throughout the year. Happy Pride!

The BBS law clerks (Anca Valean, Melissa Ferrari, and Eden Kaill) attended The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario's 33rd Annual Conference last week. They were delighted to have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with fellow members of the legal community. Thank you to the ILCO team for a memorable and engaging event!

We are thrilled to share that Ed Babin was recognized with a Hall of Fame award at the Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards gala at the Ritz Carleton on May 7, 2026.

The award honours Canadian litigators and Trial lawyers whose careers have been defined by leadership, dedication, and unanimous recognition and praise from the legal world.

We could not be more proud of this achievement. Congratulations, Ed!

We are pleased to welcome our 2026 2L summer students Samantha Ford, Urooj Khan and Noah Drees. Welcome to the BBS team!

We were pleased to sponsor LEAF Toronto's feminist trivia event to celebrate Equality Day, marking the day on which the equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into force. Thank you to our very own Emily Thompson, LEAF Toronto's Treasurer, for helping to organize!

We are proud to announce that Babin Bessner Spry LLP has once again been ranked as a Recommended Firm in Dispute Resolution by Benchmark Litigation Canada.

Congratulations to our ranked partners: Edward Babin (a Top 50 Trial Lawyer), Ellen Bessner, Cynthia Spry, Michael Bookman, and Brendan Monahan.

More information about Benchmark's rankings can be found here:
https://lnkd.in/eq_nF46g

No split decisions here - the BBS Team brought a Motion to Strike, and had a fabulous time!

We were so pleased to sponsor and attend She Matters, in support of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. Since its founding in 1985, the Clinic has assisted more than 150,000 women and gender-diverse survivors of violence through direct services, advocacy efforts, legal reform, submissions, projects, and programs.